High School seniors reporting discrepancies between occupational "aspirations" and "expectations" are analyzed in relation to family socioeconomic status, intelligence test scores, scholastic performance, and socioeconomic area of residence. (Author)

This study sought to determine if an increased knowledge of the physically disabled would affect the personal-space behavior of sixth-grade children on encountering a person who appeared to be disabled. A significant difference between the mean distances of the experimental and control groups was found. (Author)

Demonstrates that the process of vocational development is related to cognitive development: children's choices and reasoning reflect their changing modes of understanding the world. (Author)

If admissions officers are to meet the challenge of creatively and professionally managing the problems associated with the admissions field in times of stable or declining enrollments, admissions directors will need to identify, seek, and attain competencies characteristic of professionals. (Author)

Investigated four traditionally male and four traditionally female occupations on dimensions which people use to judge prestige or importance of a job. Results indicated a tendancy for subjects to give lower ratings to workers in nontraditional jobs. (Author)

Studied multiple assessors and predictors of single criterion and combination criterion for disadvantaged and regular freshmen (maximum N=143). Computed were analyses of variance and multiple correlations and regressions. Results are discussed. (Author)

The purpose of the study was to determine where the public junior college libraries of Texas could be placed on a continuum ranging from a traditional book center to an ultra-modern media learning center, and study student attitudes and utilization of these libraries as related to academic success in these colleges. (Author)

Correlation coefficients were obtained between the Kindergarten Auditory Screening Test (KAST), the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT), and the Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests, Primary Form (GMRT). Neither the coefficients obtained nor an examination of extreme groups indicated that the KAST was an effective predictor of reading disability. (Author)

To assess two group models being developed in the Mental Health Study Center, NIMH, this paper compares HIM data from these models with norms from a previous study. By contrasting HIM results from groups of married couples, young adolescents, and parents and teachers, one obtains a better understanding of the effectiveness of these models. (Author)

The demographic and sociopsychological profile of 102 high school and 754 college Army ROTC cadets was compared and contrasted against that of their non-ROTC classmates. Findings point to the possible existence of a "military personality" that is evident at early career development stages. (Author)

This research compares short-term variants of three approaches-Rogerian encounter, Gestalt sensory awareness, and self-directed encounter-in relation to intermember empathy and cohesiveness and outcomes of decreased feelings of alienation and increased sense of self-autonomy. All significantly decreased feelings of alienation and increased sense…

The two-year college-level performance of a group of older male veteran students was compared with the two-year performance of a group of younger male veteran students. The older students did better than the younger students on seven of the nine criteria analyzed. (Author)

Significant differences between 200 counseling seekers and 200 nonseekers were obtained on nine of the 11 Mooney Problem Check List areas. An item analysis over four additional samples yielded a scale of 42 items of potential predictive usefulness. Students who eventually become clients differ substantially from their nonclient peers. (Author)

The sexual attitudes and beliefs of 20 children who have been present at the labor and delivery of sibs are compared with 20 children who have not been present at delivery. These results are discussed in regard to current American birth practices. Presented at the Eastern Association of Sex Therapy, New York, March 5, 1977. (Author)

Compares the career value system of college women preparing to teach business subjects at the secondary level with the values of women preparing for various other challenging careers in different fields of the business world. (Author)